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First look: Beneteau Oceanis 37.1

• Theo Stocker
• November 14, 2023

The new Beneteau Oceanis 37.1 is set to replace the ever-popular Oceanis 38.1 with a more modern hull shape and other tweaks too

Product Overview

Beloved of the charter industry as well as many private owners, Beneteau’s Oceanis 38.1 has been a mainstay of the range since its launch nine years ago, yet yacht design has moved on in leaps and bounds since then.

For its replacement, Marc Lombard Yacht Design and Nauta Design were asked to improve both accommodation volumes and performance. As a result, the hull shape embodies much recent design knowledge, with broad forward sections and a marked chine almost the length of the boat.

The effect is to markedly improve form stability when the boat starts to heel, without a big increase in light-airs wetted surface area. It also helps balance the hull, keeping the heeled waterline more symmetrical. The boat still has twin rudders to provide ample grip without too much draught – it has options for a 2.10m deep keel or a 1.63m shoal draught keel.

The extra beam along the boat’s length obviously gives more interior volume, allowing a wider forecabin that’s also pushed further forward in the boat. Two- and three-cabin versions with one or two heads are offered. If you opt for the two heads version with an ensuite in the forward cabin, the forward double berth will be offset to starboard. In the saloon, the table and C-shaped seating is to port with large hull windows giving views out and a bench seat amidships, aft of the mast support.

A chart table has been included, facing the aft end of the saloon

A longitudinal galley is to starboard, forward of the main heads. The standard two-cabin version includes a large hull-depth cockpit locker, a king-sized berth in the port aft cabin and a large heads compartment giving access to the generous hull-depth cockpit locker. The three-cabin version adds a mirror image of a slightly narrower aft cabin on either side, and a smaller main heads.

Standard deck layouts allow for easy sailing, including a self-tacking jib, while a furling mainsail is offered as an option. The rig is engineered without a backstay, which frees up space at the back of the cockpit, while also allowing the more powerful First Line version to be fitted with a square top mainsail, plus furling 110% genoa, giving 22% more sail area than the standard model. An extra 53m2 Code 0 can be set from the fixed, moulded bowsprit, which also houses the anchor roller.

Halyards are brought aft across the deck to winches either side of the companionway, while all sheets are brought aft along the top of the coamings to winches and clutches just forward of the helm. The mainsheet attaches relatively far aft along the boom via a bridle over the companionway, rather than with a traveller.

Helm seats fold down behind the wheels, and lift clear when the transom is lowered. The front end of the cockpit benches have been made wider, though not quite as wide as the L-shaped seating seen in several new 40-footers. A moulded table provides bracing, with two fold-up leaves, handholds and a decent stowage bin.

Teak has been replaced on this boat with a multi-ply Iroko engineered hardwood alternative, much like the ALPI timbers used in veneers. Electric propulsion is an alternative to the standard 40hp Yanmar engine, giving you a 12kW electric pod drive with 10kWh of power storage, giving a claimed range of 10 miles at 5 knots (presumably in benign conditions).

Beneteau Oceanis 37.1 specifications

LOA: 11.93m (39ft 2in) Hull length: 10.99m (36ft 1in) LWL: 10.83m (35ft 6in) Beam: 3.92m (12ft 10in) Draught: Deep 2.10m (6ft 11in) / Shoal 1.63m (5ft 4in) Sail area: 60m2 (646 sq ft) Ballast: 1,800kg (3,967 lbs) Displacement: 6,864kg (15,128 lbs) Price: (Sailaway good spec) £286,201 inc VAT Contact: www.beneteau.com

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This Beneteau Oceanis 37 Platinum Edition is elegantly and intelligently designed above and below deck. The mainsail is traditionally rigged with a stackpack and lazy jacks and the jib is roller-furling. With primary winches located near the helm, Auriah is an easy vessel to sail with a short-handed crew.

The contemporary interior is well-appointed for liveaboard comfort. Two cabins, a spacious salon, microwave, and shower in the head and make her an excellent choice for multi-day charters. 

Auriah is a popular choice in our Gold Fleet for day sails and for enjoying meals, celebrations, and overnight stays at anchor or dockside. Her comfort rating is 8 people.

Beam: 12' 10" Draft: 6' 3" Displacement: 14,008 lbs Diesel Fuel Engine Lazy Jacks / Stackpack Roller Furling Jib 33 lb. Delta Anchor Rode: 75-foot chain and 225-foot line

B & G Electronics Pedestal compass Speed/Log/Depth Windex wind vane VHF radio Autopilot Electric windlass

Safety Equipment: PFDs Hand-held fire extinguishers Wooden plugs AMA first aid kit Canister horns Flares LifeSling

Spacious V-Berth One Double Berth Comfortably Sleeps Four to five Large Settee area with a fold out table Hot water in galley and head Handheld shower in the head Refrigerator Icebox 2-burner propane stove Oven Microwave Dishware Radio w/Bluetooth 12V power outlet

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Beneteau Oceanis 373 review: from the archive

• April 26, 2021

If you imagined that the Beneteau Oceanis 373 would be like a bigger version of the Oceanis 323, you're in for a surprise: she's a very different boat.

While it might be misleading to brand the Oceanis 373 a motor-sailer, our test model was far more impressive under power than under sail. Credit: Beneteau Credit: Beneteau

Product Overview

Manufacturer:.

The Beneteau Oceanis 323 uses a well-proven, race-bred hull. She’s a mainsail­ driven design, with outboard rigging and a close-sheeting headsail. By contrast, the Beneteau Oceanis 373 is brand-new, con­ceived by Jean Berret and Olivier Racopeau as an out-and-out cruiser.

Her mainsail is smaller than the headsail, which sheets outboard of the rigging.

Although the two boats couldn’t quite be described as chalk and cheese – or le jour et la nuit, as one would say in St Gilles – there are marked differences in their appearance and, as I found, in their performance.

After the Oceanis 323, the bigger Beneteau Oceanis 373 was dis­appointing – largely, I suspect, because of the enormous amount of forestay sag.

Rig tension was lacking both laterally and fore­ and-aft, with the result that the mast was bending sideways, the leeward rigging was waving around in the breeze and the genoa was hopelessly full.

In view of this, it was no surprise that the Beneteau Oceanis 373 struggled upwind. She heeled readily and rounded up frequently, needing several spokes down on the wheel most of the time to keep on track.

Disconcertingly, the helm loaded up so little as heel increased that it took some time to become attuned to the faint warning of an impending broach; while a light helm is normally something to be praised, a tad more feel would have been helpful.

Taking some slack out of the twin back­stays by pulling them together with a mooring warp went some way towards improving matters, as did easing the genoa cars back a few inches and paying close attention to mainsail trim, having ten­sioned the halyard substantially.

Twist and leech tension, it soon became apparent, were critical, as was the position of the traveller: a few inches up or down the track made all the difference.

A few minutes’ tweaking saw our point­ing improve, our boatspeed pick up from 5 to 5.5 knots and, significantly, the boat was controllable upwind under full sail with 17 knots over the deck.

Nonetheless, her behaviour suggested a certain lack of tolerance.

Slack rigging made her a challenge to sail, but her sails were new, her bottom was clean and she had the deep fin keel (6ft 3in/l.90m) rather than the optional 5ft 1in/1.55m shallow alternative.

Relative areas

It’s interesting that Berret and Racoupeau have chosen to buck the trend towards bigger mainsails and smaller headsails with the Beneteau Oceanis 373’s sail plan.

Bear in mind that the larger the percentage of the total sail area you have in the headsail, the greater the effects of headstay sag.

Other considerations are that a larger genoa means more winching, and once it has been reefed around the headfoil it inevitably loses much of its shape.

The crew should also move the cars forward as the sail is reefed, and back again afterwards – a procedure that’s often overlooked, with dire consequences in terms of performance.

Given the proven ability of her designers to create highly-efficient sailing boats (superyachts and Open 50s among them) the behaviour of the Oceanis 373 seems slightly odd.

Rig tension was lacking both laterally and fore­and-aft, with the result that the mast was bending sideways.

Maybe she just needed more careful setting up before the press were let loose on her – twenty minutes at the dock­side with a screwdriver and adjustable wrench would have made a big difference.

So much for the bad news. What about the good?

Well, the Beneteau Oceanis 373 went downwind happily enough, didn’t mind heaving to, and could then be gybed round with the sheets pinned in so you could carry on sailing without having to bring the head­sail across.

Self-tailing Lewmar 44s pri­maries sited well aft made single-handed tacking relatively simple from behind the wheel, which was big enough to give the helmsman a reasonable view of the head­sail’s luff.

Deck hardware was broadly similar to that on the Oceanis 323, and included neat blocks bolted to the inside of the aluminium toerail to guide the headsail’s reefing line aft along the deck.

Beneteau Oceanis 373 plan.

They were far less obtrusive than the more commonly-found alternatives that clamp around the base of the stanchions.

It was also good to see reefing blocks sewn into the mainsail’s luff as well as the leech.

Since the sailmaker had gone to that trouble, I’d have thought a full-length top batten would have been worth including.

The lower battens were three­ quarter length.

Back at deck level, you find half-depth lockers to port and starboard in the cockpit and a full-depth one in the stem, reached by a lid either side of the hinging central seat.

Moving forward on deck reveals three hatches ahead of the mast and a single cowl vent over the saloon.

Motoring on

While it might be misleading to brand the Oceanis 373 a motor-sailer, our test model was far more impressive under power than under sail.

The standard engine is a 40hp Volvo – and that’s big for a boat weighing 6.5 tons. Driving a three-bladed prop, it pushed her along at over 6 knots with only 2,000rpm showing on the rev-counter.

Opening the throttle all the way took our speed up to 8 knots, and engaging reverse brought us to a standstill in a matter of seconds.

Like the Oceanis 323, the Beneteau Oceanis 373 was generally predictable and manoeuvrable at close quarters after the initial kick to port.

In terms of construction and general finish, again she has much in common with her smaller sister. There’s more room down below, of course, where two layouts are offered: you have a choice of single or twin double after cabins.

The white headlining and dark joinery create a similar feel below decks on Oceanis 373.

Our test boat had the latter (about £3,000 extra), which resulted in a smaller heads, galley and chart table than if you settle for just four perma­nent berths.

With twin doubles, the port saloon berth is shorter, too.

After the Oceanis 323, it was good to see a neater, more accessible switch-panel and to find that the engine is reached behind compan­ionway steps that hinge up.

Greater margins with bigger boats allow builders to incorporate such features.

Little and large?

There are substantial differences between the two new Oceanises but, as you would expect, also many similarities in terms of detailing and finish.

The 323 appears to be the better sailing boat; the Beneteau Oceanis 373 offers more space.

First published in the June 2004 issue of PBO .

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Dr. Strangelove 37' Beneteau 373 2005

2005 Beneteau 373 Features:

• Air Conditioning
• In Mast Furling
• Shoal Draft, 4'5"
• Two Cabins / One Head Layout
• 3 Blade Feathering Prop
• Bimini with Windshield, 2021
• Autopilot & Wind, 2022
• Batteries, 2023
• Fluids & Filter, 2023
• Antifouling paint, 2023
• Never in Charter, and she has spent the last 14 years on Lake Pontchartrain (brackish)
• Well maintained
• and a lot more.

Very well-equipped as standard and designed to combine performance, interior space, and elegance, the Beneteau 373 invites you to set sail serenely. It puts the open sea within your reach, outside, as well as inside, and allows you to comfortably host friends and family. Dr. Strangelove is located in New Orleans at the Orleans Marina. The Marina does allow slip transfers.

Specifications

• Price USD: $ 110,000

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

• LOA: 36 ft 11 in
• Display Length: 37 ft
• Beam: 12' 4"
• Water Capacity: 99 gals
• Fuel Capacity: 33 gals
• Engine Details: Yanmar 3YM30
• Engine 1: 700.00 HRS 29.00 HP
• Engine Fuel: Diesel
• Days on Market: INQUIRE

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Accommodations.

• Layout: Two Cabins / One Head, see attached layout drawing
• Air Conditioning: 16,000 btus reverse cycle, replaced 1/2023
• Ports: Opening
• Hatches: Fixed and Opening (with sun shade & screens), Stainless Steel frame around the panoramic deck window
• Cabin Sole: No maintenance sole
• Nav Station: To starboard
• Dinette Table: To port, convertible 
• Settee(s): To starboard
• Cushions: Recovered in 2012
• Master Cabin: Fwd with a V Berth (91” x 67”), white vinyl looks like new
• Guest Cabin(s): Aft with a Full Berth (77” x 65”)
• Windscoops: (3)
• Headroom: 6’7”
• Head(s): Marine head with separate shower
• Stove/Oven: Propane stove & oven
• Refrigeration: Seafrost 12v, replaced in 2012. Unit was upgraded in size from the factory unit
• Freezer: Seafrost 12v
• Microwave Oven: Yes
• Sink: Double stainless steel
• Water: Hot & Cold
• Water Heater: 11 gallons (115v/Heat Exchanger)
• Cabinets: Yes

ELECTRONICS

• Plotter: Garmin 740 Installed 5/2012
• Autopilot: Raymarine i70 Installed 3/2022
• Speed/Depth: Raymarine ST60 Tridata (speed is inoperable)
• Wind: Raymarine i70 Installed 3/2022
• VHF: ICOM & ICOM M34 handheld
• Stereo: Yes
• Compass: Yes
• 12v system: Yes
• 110v system: Yes
• Battery Charger: 20amp smart charger
• Batteries: (2) 6v for a total of 235 Ah at 12v, installed 3/2023
• Battery: (1) Engine, installed 3/2023
• Shore Power: (2) 30amp service with (2) 50’ cords
• Galvanic Isolator: 60amp
• Interior Lights: Upgraded to LED. 2022, (3) salon lights can be either white or red
• Nav Lights: Mast Lights upgraded to LED, 2022
• 12v Outlet(s): Yes
• Pigtails: 50amp to (2) 30amps and 30amp to (2) 30amps
• Spare Parts

SAILS & RIGGING

• Main: North Nordac Radian with 4 vertical battens w/Green UV, 2010 (Fair to Average)
• Genoa: North Nordac Radian 155% with Green UV, 2010 (Fair to Average)
• Spinnaker: North G-AP2 Norlon Asymmetrical Cruising Spinnaker, 2010 (Very Good)
• Mast: Furling, mast lights were replaced with LED & the halyard sheaves were replaced in 2022
• Roller Furling: Profurl
• Vang: Rigid
• Primary Winches: (2) Lewmar 44 self-tailing
• Halyard Winches: (2) Lewmar 30 self-tailing
• Running Rigging: In good condition
• Clutches: (11) clutches
• Windex: Yes
• Backstay: Split
• Traveler: Yes
• Mast Height: 50’10”

DECK & HULL

• Hull Color: White
• Deck Color: White
• Draft: Shoal, 4’5”
• Exterior Wood: Teak, varnished
• Canvas: (Hemlock Green) Bimini with Windshield (installed 4/2021)
• Cushions: Cockpit Cushions
• Covers: Hatches, 2010
• Cockpit Table: Yes
• Companionway: Zarcor hinged doors and original hatch boards are in storage, clear, frosted or screen inserts
• Stern Perch Seats: Yes
• Swim Platform: Sugar Scoop Transom
• Cockpit Shower: Yes
• Anchor: Delta 35 with rode & chain
• Anchor: Danforth lunch-hook with 150’ of rode & chain
• Windlass: Yes
• OB Engine Bracket: Yes
• Locker(s): Cockpit, Lazerrete and Anchor
• Ensign Pole: American Flag
• Safety Gear: (10) life jackets, (6) safety harnesses, MOB pole, 
• Dock Lines: 3 strands, replaced in 2022
• Deck Brush: blue, yellow & white brush heads
• Bottom: Last painted 3/2023, the bottom has been painted every 2-3 years since 2009 and the anode is replaced yearly.
• Engine: Yanmar 3YM30 29hp, with 700 hrs estimated (digital hour meter is inoperable)
• Air Conditioning: 16,000 btus reverse cycle with digital control, oversized brass strainer with s/s strainer
• Prop: PYI 3 Blade Feathering
• Prop: Spare 3 Blade Fixed
• Steering: Pivoting Wheel
• Stuffing box/gland: Dripless stuffing gland
• Bilge Pump(s): 12v and manual
• Filter(s): Racor water separator
• Oil & Filter: Changed 12/2023
• Transmission Fluid: Changed 12/2023
• Impeller: Changed 2/2022
• Oil Removal Pump: Portable 12v
• Head: Manual marine head with y valve for direct overboard or holding tank, toilet intake thru hull will need to be replaced

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In North America, we might be considered by some to be a late-comer to the powerboat market, but in fact, we’ve always been a major force in it. As with most things, we have our founder, Benjamin BENETEAU, to thank. He was one of the first to put a petrol engine on his fishing trawlers in the early 1900s, thus changing the French commercial fishing fleet forever.

His successors found that power was a perfect fit for the bold, new hull materials they were pioneering in the ’60s. Since then, new technologies in propulsion have always found their way aboard a BENETEAU first, and power has long been part of our equation for success.

Today, there’s a BENETEAU powerboat or motor yacht for whatever you’re looking for – from casual cruising to long-distance adventuring, from fishing and diving to water skiing. They can be found on the open ocean, coastlines, harbors, lakes, and rivers. There’s a whole world to discover out there, and there’s no better way to discover it than at the helm of a BENETEAU powerboat, trawler or motor yacht.

THE LARGEST WORLDWIDE DEALER NETWORK 

No matter where you cruise in the world or what port you drop anchor, there is a BENETEAU dealer close by to help if needed. With over 400 dealers on five continents, our network is a dedicated and motivated army of hand-selected, factory-trained individuals standing ready to provide you with expert advice and service.

Our infrastructure honed by years of experience, means each dealer has access to the spare parts and expertise needed to effect repairs and get you back on the water as soon as possible.

To purchase a new or pre-owned BENETEAU sailboat or powerboat, locate an authorized BENETEAU dealer near you. They will be there every step of the way to help you choose the right boat and maintain it properly for years to come.

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